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| Report: US troops uncovered dozens of tunnels under Gaza |
| 2008-10-02 |
| Great Satan undermining Gaza Tunnel Authority. Film at eleven... Jerusalem - Ma'an - US soldiers are aiding Egyptian officials in the search for illegal smuggling tunnels between Egypt and Gaza, according to a report published by a major Israeli newspaper on Thursday. Hebrew daily Yediot Ahronot said Thursday that American soldiers--operating under the guise of civilian contractors--discovered 42 tunnels under Rafah over the past month. US forces found the tunnels with advanced American technology and help from other engineering experts, the paper reported. The tunnels were supposedly used for smuggling arms into the Gaza Strip. Yeah, "supposedly"... Sources also said that US troops were deployed around Gaza after American officials struck an agreement with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak at a Cairo meeting over six months ago. It was not immediately clear if American soldiers had actually entered the Gaza Strip or were working solely from the Egyptian side. Hey, Bob. We got R&R this weekend. How about running up to Gaza? Sure. Sounds great. The report also mentioned that the US troops' involvement in the region had been a major source of recent tensions between Egypt and Hamas. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #7 in all likelihood most of the 42 tunnels were inactive |
| Posted by: mhw 2008-10-02 18:35 |
| #6 We used to have a company of troops in the Sinai, monitoring. And we have a navy hospital research thingy in Cairo. |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2008-10-02 17:31 |
| #5 42 in one month? Why not just build an underground freeway. Sheesh. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2008-10-02 17:28 |
| #4 Or, it could be bullshit. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-10-02 17:02 |
| #3 Actually, Anon, sounds like Blackwater has the contract. Plenty to debate about US Army vis Contract forces, but from a purely legal point, I don't doubt that the proper arrangements have been made. It would even surprise if there were some foreign legionaires in the mix. |
| Posted by: Halliburton - Idiot Suppression Division 2008-10-02 16:58 |
| #2 Hebrew daily Yediot Ahronot said Thursday that American soldiers--operating under the guise of civilian contractors--discovered 42 tunnels under Rafah over the past month. Isn't that sort of illegal??? From the US' standpoint, I mean. I wonder if it's actually a case of paleo-turncoats that are selling out and in order to cover the info-leak are blaming it on Zee Americans. |
| Posted by: Anon4021 2008-10-02 14:30 |
| #1 "The report also mentioned that the US troops' involvement in the region had been a major source of recent tensions between Egypt and Hamas." Awwwwww - ain't that just too bad. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-10-02 14:02 |